Philip Owen Yenson (March 1883 – 20 January 1944) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward and half back, best remembered for being a part of the Bolton Wanderers team which won the 1904 FA Cup.[1] He spent the majority of his career in the Southern League, playing for Croydon Common, Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United.[3][4]
 Yenson while with West Ham United in 1908. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Owen Yenson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 1883[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston Bagpuize, England[3] | ||
| Date of death | 20 January 1944 (aged 60)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Ilford, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Russell Road School | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ferndale | |||
| –1900 | Stanley | ||
| 1900–1903 | West Ham United | 24 | (0) |
| 1903–1905 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | (8) |
| 1905–1908 | Queens Park Rangers | 90 | (4) |
| 1908–1909 | West Ham United | 26 | (0) |
| 1909–1914 | Croydon Common | 137 | (12) |
| Crystal Palace | |||
| 1917 | Brentford | 15 | (0) |
| 1919–1920 | Margate | ||
| Total | 320 | (24) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editYenson's son Kenny was also a footballer.[5]
Honours
editBolton Wanderers
Queens Park Rangers
- Southern League First Division: 1907–08[6]
Croydon Common
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United | 1901–02[7] | Southern League First Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 1902–03[7] | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1903–04[1] | Second Division | 17 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 23 | 7 | |
| 1904–05[1] | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | |||
| Total | 28 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | 34 | 10 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1905–06[8] | Southern League First Division | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |
| 1906–07[9] | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 1907–08[6] | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 90 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 4 | ||
| West Ham United | 1908–09[7] | Southern League First Division | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
| West Ham United total | 50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 57 | 0 | |||
| Croydon Common | 1909–10[1] | Southern League First Division | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |
| 1910–11[1] | Southern League Second Division | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 1911–12[1] | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 27 | 7 | |||
| 1912–13[1] | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 1913–14[1] | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 1914–15[1] | Southern League First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 137 | 12 | 14 | 1 | — | 151 | 13 | |||
| Career total | 305 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 338 | 27 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "William Yenson" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 322. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 363–365. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Yenson Billy Queen's Park Rangers 1907". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1907–08". QPRnet. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "William Yenson". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1905–06". QPRnet. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1906–07". QPRnet. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
External links
edit- Billy Yenson at Soccerbase
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